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Re: elvis@graceland.com: Re: Postel's Draft

Marc Hurst wrote:
> The very utterance of a death threat is against the law in most
> countries and can be treated as seriously as an attempted murder charge.

  However, it has to be a **credible** death threat.  Canadian
courts are not inclined to be amused by folks wasting their time
arguing over jokes...  

  Bear in mind the closest thing to a death on the internet is
the old ``usenet death penalty'', which left the victim unharmed
in the real world...

--dave
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